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Harwich High School  Mr. Richard Houston
rhouston@harwich.edu

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"GLORY" FILM ON THE 54TH MASSACHUSETTS REGIMENT; Tuesday February 27, 2001 5:00 PM  Room 504  THURSDAY 2/25/99 5:00 ROOM 504 IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH;SNOW DATE MARCH 3, 1999 5:00

Link to Boston Globe Series on Local Black History
 
 

Recent News:

June 2005: Jess Crowell, Junior History Award; Ashley Stevens, Harwich Civic Association Essay Contest Winner;  Brendan Leahy, DAR Graduation Award Winner.

Congratulations to Brendan Leahy '05 for winning the Junior History Department Award, June '04

Congratulations to Thomas Leach '02 for winning the Junior History Department Award: June, 2001

Congratulations to Becky Brown '02 for her honorable mention in the Law Day Essay Contest May 1, 2001.

Chorus at Harwich High
Cape Tech/Harwich Football Stars: Good Luck in the Super Bowl
Halloween at Harwich High
Link to Matisse presentation
Quilting at Harwich High

Walden Pond Field Trip
Link to HES Art Show
Link to Harwich Directory of Community Services
ARTS CONNECTION:
May, 2001 Arts, Music, Poetry Calendar
World Class Librarians: Mr. Goldstein and Staff
Ms Backus Class



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Congratulations to Scott Keeler and Cortney Stoddard for being elected Student Government Day representatives from Harwich High School for April, 2001.

Congratulations to Megan Gaudet for winning the 2000  Junior History Award for her outstanding work in the Advanced Placement US History Class.

Congratulations to Megan Gaudet for Winning the 2000 Community Service Essay Contest.  Special thanks to the organizaiton that  sponsored the award:  the Harwich Civic Association. Link to Copy of winning essay.
 

·  Special Thanks to the Community Foundation of Cape Cod for the grant award to the History Department(1/11/2000) in the Computers for Kids Program. The presentation TV and computer adapter will help students to show their computer projects to their classmates.

·  Congratulations to Mike Wade for winning the election for Student Government Day Representative in Boston in April, 2000; Nat Thomas was chosen as the alternate

·  May 1999 Congratulations to Cody Robbins for winning the Junior History Award for his outstanding efforts in the AP US History Class. His reading, writing, research, and analytical skills set him apart as the top Junior in this subject area.

·  May 1999: Congratulations to the AP US History class for finishing 7th in the National American History Bowl on-line Contest!!!

·  Congratulations to Student Government Day Representative, Junior Will Holden, who will travel to the State House in April, 1999

·  Thanks to the Community Foundation for the grant of classroom Presentation TV, computer monitor/TV converter, and related software, January, 1999

·  CONGRATULATIONS TO MATT BALTZ FOR WINNING THE JUNIOR HISTORY AWARD, May, 1998
 

·  Civil War Scholarship Essay Contest Winner: Matt Kelley
Link to copy of winning essay on causes of the Civil War

·  Lions Club Speech Contest Winner: Jen Dewey; Runner-up: Jen Eardley

·  STUDENT GOVERNMENT DAY REPRESENTATIVES: MATT KELLEY, JENNIE WILLIAMS
 

·  FEDERAL RESERVE BANK CHALLENGE TEAM:

Matt Baltz, Sarah Broderick, Brent Buddensee, Kristen Burnie, Steve McMahon
 
 

Teacher
Richard Houston
AB, College of the Holy Cross.
MAT, Boston College.
Additional Graduate Studies:
Clark University.

Teaching experience:
1978-94:
St. John's High School, Shrewsbury, MA.
 
1994-present:
Harwich High School.
 
Massachusetts Society DAR  State Outstanding American History Teacher, 2006

Massachusetts and Northeast Regional Outstanding American History Teacher, Daughters of Colonial Wars, 2006

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